Child&#39;s dress



N. R. RYAN CHILDS DRESS March 22, 1949.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 50, 1946 March 22, 1949. RYAN 2,464,946

CHILD'S DRESS Filed April 50,- 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ldeya r M a A M Patented Mar. 22, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHILD'S DRESS Nancy R. Ryan, Long Beach, Calif. Application April 30, 1946, Serial No. 666,067

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in garments such as are worn by small children.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved garment in the nature of a combined bib and skirt which can be easily, quickly and economically manufactured and which when worn either as a sunsuit or in conjunction with a slipon sweater or blouse will present a neat and attractive appearance.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garment the main portion of which is formed from a single section of flat fabric which may be laid out flat after the garment has been finished to facilitate ironing in the course of laundering.

.With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be made manifest in the following detailed description and specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanying drawing for an ment of the invention, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of the improved garment illustrating it as having been folded flat at its center;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the garment;

Fig. 3 is a rear view in elevation of the garment the garment being shown flat or as having been folded at its sides;

Fig. 4 is a partial view of the garment in its completely unfolded or fiat position and illushating the inner side of the garment;

Figs. 5 and 6 are views similar to Fig. 4 but illustrating modified forms of constructions.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout, the improved garment consists of a section of fabric ID that is folded on a vertical center line H to facilitate cutting opposite sides of the garment identically. This section is then cut to form a substantially horizontal top edge l2 of a bib l3 beneath which and integral therewith there is a front portion l4 terminating at its bottom in a substantially horizontal bottom edge l5 which is in width approximately equal to the width of the bib. At the ends of the horizontal bottom edge l5 the doubled fabric is cut in a quadrantal manner as indicated at I 6 so that quadrantal edges merge smoothly with the horizontal bottom edge l5. Notches I! are cut in the doubled fabric the adjacent edges 18 of which define the sides of the bib. These merge smoothly with the remote quadrantal edges 19 which are arranged to be substantially concentric with the quadrantal edges IS. The concentric edges I9 and I6 are preferably continued somewhat beyond the top edge 12 of the illustrative embodibib 13 to provide reversely foldable portions indicated at 20 and defined by the dotted lines on Fig. 1 which may be reversely folded to form hems, button and button hole reinforcements 2| (see Figs. 3 and 4), that are arranged approximately on radii substantially even with the top of the bib I2. Buttons 22 may be secured near these radial edge portions and complementary button holes 23. Buttons 22 may be secured adjacent one of these radial edge portions and button holes 23 may be formed in the other of these radial edge portions to enable the opposed radial edge portion to be detachably secured together at the center of the back of the garment as illustrated in Fig. 3. Any equivalent means for detachably fastening the radial edge portions together may be used in lieu of the buttons and button holes.

Shoulder straps or tapes 24 are secured to the top of the bib I3 adjacent the corners thereof and these shoulder straps or tapes may have buttons 25 secured thereto which are receivable in button holes 26 formed in the section near the quadrantal waist forming edges 19.

Suitable ornamental edging 21 may be attached to the edges of the fabric as indicated and biased tape or binding 28 is preferably secured around the bottom edges 15 and 16.

It will be appreciated from the above-described construction that the improved garment can be readily cut and finished by the formation of the hems or reinforcements ii, the attachment of the shoulder straps and the application of the ornamental edgings 21. When worn the body of the garment below the bib is frusto-conical in form having a decided flare presenting a neat and attractive appearance. The edges l9 cooperate to form a waistline at the base of the bib substantially horizontal and even with the horizontal bottom edges of the skirt portion. In laundering the entire section of fabric may be laid out fiat and as there are no ruflles or gathered portions, ironing is greatly facilitated. The flare of the garment, however, is such as to cause it to naturally fold when worn so that it does not present a stiff and unattractive appearance.

In Fig. 5 a slightly modified form of construction is illustrated wherein the body of the garment 30 may be constructed in a manner substantially the same as above described with the exception that at the top edge 3| of the bib there is cut an integral counter part 32 that initially assumes a position extending upwardly from the top edge of the bib as is indicated by dotted lines. On completion of the garment this portion is reversely folded and assumes a position underlying the bib of the garment to thus provide a bib of double thickness. It may be stitched or otherwise held in this position. This form of construction may be advantageously employed where the fabric is quite thin. However, where the fabric is of adequate thickness the counter part 32 may be omitted and the garment constructed in the manner illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4.

In Fig. 6 there is illustrated another modification wherein the body of the garment indicated at 35 has a facing 36 formed of a separate sec--.

tion of fabric secured to the inner side of the bib to provide a bib of double thickness. Auxiliary facing sections 31 may be secured to .the

inner side of the section 35 adjacent the waist forming quadrantal edges 38. The two facing sections may be secured together as at 39.

this form of construction a bib and waist of double thickness may be readily formed where the fabric employed is relatively thin. The forms illustrated in Figs; 5 and 6 possess the same advantages above'mentionedof form ing a simple garmentof neat and attractive ap-'- pearance-and which'canbe easily ironed.

In the forms of construction illustrated the garment consists primarily of a section of fabric that is approximately semicircular in form, the quadrantal edges l6 being spaced from each other merely by a short horizontal edge l5 of approximately the width of the-bib. In the upper or approximately diametrical edges of the section notches [Tare formed which define the sides of the bib at their adjacent edges and which have their remote edges I 9 quadrantal in form and concentrically arranged with respect to the edges I 6. The diametrical edge portions between the quadrantal edges l9 and I6 are equipped with means for detachably fastening these edge portions together at the back of the garment. While shoulder straps are preferably provided as a means for suspending the garment from the shoulde'r'of the wearer any equivalent suspending means such as for example a neck strap could be'employed if desired.

Various changes may be made in the details of'construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A garment comprising an approximately semicircular section of fabric having notches in its diametrically arranged edge spaced from the center of the section, the adjacent sides of the notches being approximately parallel to each other and to the vertical center line of said section defining a bib, and the remote sides of the notches being arranged substantially concentrio with the semicircular edge of the section to fi Number.

define the waistline of the garment extending rearwardly'from the bib across the sides of the wearer and around the back, and means for detachably fastening the diametrical edge portions outwardly of the notches together.

2. A garment comprising an approximately semicircular section of fabric having notches in its diametrically arranged edge spaced from the vertical center line of the section, the adjacent sides of the notches being approximately parallel to eachother. and to'the vertical center line of said section defining a bib, and theremote sides of the notches being arranged substantially concentric with the semicircular edge of the section to define the waistline of the garment extending rearwa'rdly from the bib across the sides of the wearer and around the back, shoulder straps secured to the upper corners of the bib, means for detachablysecuring the shoulder straps to the section adjacent said remote edges of the notches, and means for detachablyconnecting the diametrically arranged edge portions outwardlyof the notches together.

3. A garment comprising a section of fabricshaped to provide anintegral bib and a skirt portion, that portion of the skirt below the bib? terminating in a substantially horizontal bot to'nredge' and portions at the sides thereof which terminate in quadrantal bottom edges merging" with the ends of said horizontal bottom edge;- said quadrantal bottom edges terminating at their outer ends'at radial edges extending radially in 'ing from the sides of the juncture between the bib and the skirt portion and which are sub-' stantially concentric with the quadrantal bottom edges, the bib having upright sides which' are spacedinwardly from the inner ends of said" radial edges and which 'merge at their lower ends with the inner ends of said upper quadrantal edges, means for suspending the garment fromthe shoulders of the wearer, and means for detachably connecting the radial edges of the section together.

NANCY R. RYAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the.

file of this patent:

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Country Datev Donahoo July 13, 1915. Buckley June 27, 1922.. Feiner Aug. 6,1935 Daniel Mar. 30, 1937.

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